Every Card You Take by Sylvain Juzan - Book
From Luxembourg close-up magician Sylvain Juzan comes this remarkable collection of 15 never-published card moves and effects taken directly from his professional repertoire.
The effects Sylvain offers here are not difficult to master, but his routines will confound re-construction efforts by critical thinking laymen and professional magicians alike. And if they can't figure it out, it must be magic!
Among other effects and moves taught, you will learn a wonderful sleight from French card genius Bernard Bilis who showed Sylvain one of his best-kept secrets years ago, and gave his permission to have it in print here for the very first time.
So sit back, relax and take a card. Just remember, Sylvain Juzan will be watching you!
From Michael Close's foreword:
"Every Card You Take is chock full of the kind of thinking I like. Whatever the effect, Sylvain manages to squeeze out all the juice he can. He does this by shrewdly combining principles - a mathematical principle married to the use of gaffed cards; gaffed cards married to intermediate sleight-of-hand techniques; sleight-of-hand techniques married to equivoque. In every case, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. There are some serious foolers here."
"A professional, a serious student, a critical thinker, and a builder ... a formidable combination. Sylvain brings all of his powers to bear in this unique collection of finely-wrought card mysteries. Adhering to the maxim, "effect is everything," he has layered various techniques and principles in surprising, but effective ways, with one goal: mystery. Best of all, he explains everything in an intelligent, easy-to-read style. I thoroughly enjoyed these tricks as well as the look inside his thought process in creating them. You will too."
- John Bannon
89 pages, hardbound, color and foreword by Michael Close.
The effects Sylvain offers here are not difficult to master, but his routines will confound re-construction efforts by critical thinking laymen and professional magicians alike. And if they can't figure it out, it must be magic!
Among other effects and moves taught, you will learn a wonderful sleight from French card genius Bernard Bilis who showed Sylvain one of his best-kept secrets years ago, and gave his permission to have it in print here for the very first time.
So sit back, relax and take a card. Just remember, Sylvain Juzan will be watching you!
From Michael Close's foreword:
"Every Card You Take is chock full of the kind of thinking I like. Whatever the effect, Sylvain manages to squeeze out all the juice he can. He does this by shrewdly combining principles - a mathematical principle married to the use of gaffed cards; gaffed cards married to intermediate sleight-of-hand techniques; sleight-of-hand techniques married to equivoque. In every case, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. There are some serious foolers here."
"A professional, a serious student, a critical thinker, and a builder ... a formidable combination. Sylvain brings all of his powers to bear in this unique collection of finely-wrought card mysteries. Adhering to the maxim, "effect is everything," he has layered various techniques and principles in surprising, but effective ways, with one goal: mystery. Best of all, he explains everything in an intelligent, easy-to-read style. I thoroughly enjoyed these tricks as well as the look inside his thought process in creating them. You will too."
- John Bannon
89 pages, hardbound, color and foreword by Michael Close.